Meet the Tufting community

Artist post: DEPEH

Name: DEPEH Graffiti artist, textile artist, freelance designer From Miami Dade County Currently based in Valencia, Spain Where do I start. I first got introduced into the world of rugs on a special trip to India around 2014. I noticed that many households used rugs or pillows instead of chairs, and that really stuck with me ever since. After that trip I contacted rug makers in India to do a commissioned rug of one of my designs. Once I received the quote of over 800 bucks for one I figured that I should look...

calendar_today January 31, 2021
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Artist post: ŠVÊĘRÅRË

Name: ŠVÊĘRÅRË Artist, Designer, Rugmaker Currently based in El Paso, Texas I got interested in rug making sometime in in spring 2017 because I worked a one day gig at a luxury rug gallery to make some extra money while I was in college for fashion design. I already had lots of designs because I study extensively in textile design and had knowledge of yarn because I also studied knitwear design. However I did not discover tufting until spring of 2019. My rug designs are always evolving. Previously I did more geometric style designs...

calendar_today December 24, 2020
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Artist post: Sarah Adam

Sarah Adam, Brussels, Belgium Before tufting I started doing punchneedle and embroidery. After a while I started using a tufting machine which is faster and more efficient. I am always inspired by nature, my art contains a lot of flowers, but I am also inspired by the world of tattooing. I like this one on the left in particular because it's the biggest one I've done at the moment. It can accurately reflect my style and design. It is accompanied by the small logos and kappa, the first rug that I taught my boyfriend...

calendar_today December 17, 2020
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Artist post: Luke Johnson

Luke Johnson from Blackpool, UK I am now tufting for about 3/4 months. What I like most about tufting is the fact you can bring almost anything to life. What is specific about my style is that I like to make sure the rug is really packed with yarn. I get my inspiration from my interests outside of tufting, like sneakers and music. The Kaws rug was one I had plans to do right from the start and I’m so happy with how it came out, it was definitely a challenge but I’m glad it’s...